Math journaling is a wonderful way to understand your students’ mathematical thoughts, problem-solving strategies, misconceptions, opinions, etc. An open-ended style math journal also acts as a differentiated assessment tool, as well as documentation of your students' growth! Can't get much better than that, huh?!!?
My kiddos use their math journals for 10-15 minutes at the end of each math period. It's a special time for us to stretch our thinking and celebrate multiple solutions & strategies to work out a problem!
If you're interested, I posted a packet of 30 back to school math journal prompts in my lil' TpT shop. Skills covered are: number representation, comparing numbers, place value, number ordering, addition, and subtraction. Several of the prompts encourage higher level thinking. Click on the picture to check them out!
I give my students a prompt each day to glue into their math journals (spiral notebooks=super cheap right now). They do this first thing in the morning, so we are ready to go when it's math time!
I would love to hear how y'all use math journals in your classroom!! First person to comment gets my back to school prompts for FREE (make sure to give me your e-mail address)!!
Happy Math Journaling, Sweet Teachers!
18 comments:
Wow!! This looks great!! I don't use math journals in my class but this looks so good . . . I might need to start!! I would use these at the beginning of my math lesson to get our brain's thinking! It would be great to see the growth throught the school year! :)
czbikowski424@yahoo.com
This is an awesome resource!!!
Lisa
fsuteach81@yahoo.com
dang! third comment! what a great idea!!! :)
So close!!!
Aww I wanted to be first....oh well I love the math journal idea I used one last year but it was very basic. Ive been searching for new ideas to use this year.
Hi! These are cute! I learned a fantastic way to do math journals (especially helpful for K-2)when I taught in England and Australia....check out under everydayPORTFOLIOS on my blog: http://talesfromatravelingteacher.blogspot.com/
it is quite similar to your math journaling.
Thanks,
Kelli
Super Cute!
In 3rd grade I simply have them do a "What did you learn? What questions do you still have?"
I need to soup that up a bit.
❤Jodi from...
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This is a great way to review skills! I love it!
hking@vg302.org
I plan on using these to begin my math lesson and check understanding about what we have previously learned. Thanks for sharing!
d.debbie@comcast.net
I'm thinking about using Math journals this year! I will have to pop over to check out your stash.
Cyndy
Counting with Coffee
I most definitely need to include math journaling into my classroom. I am still racking my brain about what would work best for my students! Thanks for the idea!!!
Hope King
www.shenanigansinsecond.blogspot.com
I love math journals! I use mine at the beginning of our math block as our warm up. I give my kiddos a packet that has all the problems we will be doing for the month. Mine start with the problem and then it is broken down so they have to underline the important info in the problem, tell how they will solve the problem, a place for them to show their work, and then a place for the answer. On the back side of the sheet their is always a reasoning and connectin question that goes along with the problem. We do a lot of talking about how and why things work and or didn't work. At the begninning of the year we do a lot of solving together, but as the year goes on we go to small groups, partners, and individually solving. It is fun to see them grow throughout the year in their ability to solve problems independently! :)
Love math journals. . .printing the prompts on labels so the kids can just stick 'em on works slick!
mrsmaysplace.blogspot.com
I posted about the same thing a few weeks ago and I created journal prompts for kindergarten! My students loved their math journals last year. Mine are set up exactly like yours... works perfectly!
Mrs. Wills Kindergarten
I typically use math journals for students to do math warm-ups in. I do like to walk around as they work and see what they get and what they are still struggling with. It's a great way to quickly assess their needs.
I use math journals as a jumping off point to start our math lesson. Everyday I put up math problem of the day and they have to copy it off the board. They have to tell me how they are going to solve it( draw a picture, make a table etc.) They must show all work. My kids love math journal time. But I like your idea having them glue it in, this would have save me alot of time. I love to have some back to school math prompts for free. My email address is Jill42079@yahoo.com
I use math problems following their seat work as part of my Daily 5/
Guided Math program. Following our large group instruction, they move to seat work, math journals, a designed math center and then they rotate to their free choice center. It allows them to move on to the next activity without waiting for a timed rotation. I can work with small groups or individuals as needed. I like your pre-printed slips for easy gluing in their Journals. I have been planning on doing this but never got around to it...now I simply have to buy it! Thanks!!
I just created labels for my Math Journals and Literacy Journals that I will be doing every day! I used all your math ones last year and am excited to use your Literacy ones this year. I am sooo new to linking up with other blogs, but I attached a link to your blog so others can find it. If you have any tips for me on how to do that....it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for all your hard work!
Sara
http://firstgradefuntastic.blogspot.com/
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